From: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:03:27 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: git-gui: Document the new i18n context support
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git-gui: Document the new i18n context support

Translators working on po files will likely need to know what the
@@noun and @@verb parts are in the original message text, and why
these are different messages in the po files.

Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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diff --git a/po/README b/po/README
index e7cf40524..9d8b7364f 100644
--- a/po/README
+++ b/po/README
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ matching msgid lines.  A few tips:
    you would typically want to have corresponding ones in the string on
    your msgstr line.
 
+ - Some messages contain an optional context indicator at the end,
+   for example "@@noun" or "@@verb".  This indicator allows the
+   software to select the correct translation depending upon the use.
+   The indicator is not actually part of the message and will not
+   be shown to the end-user.
+
+   If your language does not require a different translation you
+   will still need to translate both messages.
+
  - Often the messages being translated are format strings given to
    "printf()"-like functions.  Make sure "%s", "%d", and "%%" in your
    translated messages match the original.